Material Analyst 2

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an opening for a Material Analyst 2 to join the Global Supply Chain Operations organization of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA. This position directly supports the Commodity Engineering Team (CET) which is responsible for supply base technical management related to the acquisition of Space mechanical, electronic, and electromechanical hardware.

This high visibility position requires a motivated, self-starter with Global Supply Chain and Supplier Management background and excellent interpersonal skills to respond to program customer product needs and concerns.

Candidate will be responsible for managing technical activities between suppliers and responsible Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Quality, and program support functions related to technical issues and supplier onboarding.

The candidate will also be involved supporting the wider Global Supply Chain organization and will thrive in a small, high performance team environment.

Candidate must be very detailed oriented with demonstrated ability to multi-task and communicate effectively with varying levels of program customers, functional organization stakeholders, and management.

Responsibilities primarily include, but not limited to

• administering Requests for Change and Information (RC/Is) for suppliers
• coordinating/facilitating the onboarding and qualification of new suppliers
• pulse assigned engineers to disposition requests, gather information and coordinate with cognizant engineers to expedite the processing of change orders
• develop automation templates to report out metrics
• training others on the processes

Travel required up to 10%.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of relatable experience; OR 1 year of relatable experience with a Master’s Degree
• Basic knowledge of SAP
• Experience working with engineers and technical disciplines
• Demonstrated experience using web-based applications, Windows software packages, and other electronic databases
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication and organization skills
• Project Management experience
• Knowledge of FAR & DFAR requirements
• Knowledge of ISO 9001/AS9100 quality management systems requirements
• Demonstrated experience to formulate and execute solutions to assigning tasks and developing report

Salary Range: $70,200 USD - $105,200 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.